David Parmenter is an international writer and speaker who is known for his engaging presentations and practical and informative books. His workshops have created substantial change in many attendees' organizations. David is a leading expert on lean finance team practices, rolling forecasting and planning, and the development of winning key performance indicators (KPIs). His work on KPIs is recognized internationally as a breakthrough in understanding how to make performance measures work. He has delivered interactive workshops in 31 countries over the last 20 years. David has worked for Ernst & Young, BP Oil Ltd., Arthur Andersen, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is a regular writer for professional and business journals.

This book is a follow-on from Pareto's 80/20 Rule for Corporate Accountants and Winning CFOs—Implementing and Applying Better Practices. He is also the author of Key Performance Indicators: Developing, Implementing and Using Winning KPIs, Key Performance Indicators for Government and Non Profit Agencies: Implementing Winning KPIs, and The Leading-Edge Manager's Guide to Success (all from Wiley).

David Parmenter can be contacted via [email protected] or on +64 4 499 0007. His website, www.davidparmenter.com, contains many white papers, articles, and freeware that will be useful to readers to implement change.